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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Strict Liability For Allegedly Defective Eye Gel Stent Required Expert Testimony

September 28, 2026

Robert F. Babczak filed a complaint alleging strict product liability against AbbVie, Inc. in relation to an intraocular medical device called a XEN gel stent used to treat glaucoma. Babczak alleged that, in January and February 2019, he underwent a series of surgeries intended to halt the progressi[...]

California Supreme Court Holds Voluntary Dismissal Of Medical Negligence Claims Forfeited Right To Appeal

September 25, 2026

Glenn Maniago (Maniago) worked as a surgical technologist in a cardiac catheterization laboratory. On March15, 2023, Maniago was called in to assist Dr. Praveen Panguluri with a surgery on a patient who was suffering from cardiac arrest. As part of his job duties, Maniago prepared a “splash bin,�[...]

Michigan Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case Involving Experts Dispute

September 21, 2026

Lawanna Smith, as personal representative of the estate of Jacqueline Harris, filed a complaint in the Oakland Circuit Court against Jack D. Lennox, D.O.; his employer, Tri County Orthopedics, PC; and Beaumont Hospital, alleging medical malpractice. Lennox performed knee replacement surgery on Harri[...]

Ohio Supreme Court Applies Sham Affidavit Rule In Affirming Dismissal Of Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case

September 8, 2026

Following a prolonged labor, Cheri Sheree Moore gave birth to her son, P.C.M., who required intubation because he was in respiratory distress. Moore alleged that the respiratory distress and intubation caused injuries to P.C.M. Moore filed a medical malpractice complaint against the hospital where s[...]

Texas Supreme Court Revives Gender Dysphoria Therapy Malpractice Case

September 6, 2026

After struggling with her gender identity throughout her teenage years, Soren Aldaco contacted the Crane Clinic to schedule a double mastectomy. Clinic staff advised that, to move forward, she’d need a letter from a practitioner recommending her for the surgery. They provided a template for the le[...]

Washington Appellate Court Revives Medical Malpractice Claim Against Anesthesiologist’s Employer

September 4, 2026

In November 2022, as a healthy 33-year-old, Xinnan Nancy Zhong underwent an egg-retrieval procedure to preserve her eggs until she was ready to have children. Before conducting the operation, her obstetrician directed her anesthesiologist to give her cefazolin, which is an optional prophylactic anti[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Reinstates Emergency Room Mental Health Malpractice Case Against Hospital

August 29, 2026

On January 5, 2024, Alexandro DaSilva went to the emergency room at the defendant hospital and stayed into the next day. The nursing staff evaluated him and noted his unusual behavior and him making very odd statements. When Alexandro’s nurse left him to care for another patient, Alexandro walked [...]

Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Defendant Medical Malpractice Doctors Were Not Employees Of Defendant Hospital

August 23, 2026

In September 2020, decedent James Lewis’s surviving children filed suit in Fulton County Superior Court against more than a dozen defendants, including Emory Healthcare, Inc. and various providers at an Emory Hospital, WHS, Windy Hill Hospital, Kennestone Hospital, Inc., Nazim Syed, M.D., and Nagi[...]

New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Act Covers Vicarious Liability Claims Against Qualified Health Care Providers For Conduct Of Non-QHC Registered Nurses

August 20, 2026

Pamela A. Smith died in the care of Lovelace Health System, LLC (Lovelace) on April 18, 2021 after undergoing surgery on March 29, 2021 at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The wrongful death Estate of Pamela Smith (Plaintiff) filed both direct negligence claims against Lovelace an[...]

Colorado Appellate Court Affirms Denial Of Arbitration Of Nursing Home Resident’s Injury Claim

August 19, 2026

In its June 4, 2026 Order Affirmed decision, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed an order from the trial court that denied a nursing home’s motion to order arbitration of a resident’s personal injury claim. The Colorado appellate court held that a medical durable power of attorney (MD[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Expert Qualified To Render Opinions

August 13, 2026

A New Jersey medical malpractice case involved the treatment of decedent Jennifer K. Collum-Glassman, who was hospitalized for a fractured ankle on March 25, 2017, underwent an operation on March 30, 2017, and was discharged on April 19, 2017. On April 26, 2017, she suffered a pulmonary embolism and[...]

U.S. Military Has Approved Less Than 10% Of Medical Malpractice Claims Since 2019 Law Allowing Such Claims

August 12, 2026

In 2019, Congress passed the SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act, which gave troops and families a system that allowed them to file claims for personal injury or deaths caused by Department of Defense health care providers. Rather than sue their doctors, troops can file for comp[...]

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